Fun Reads Found at the 2nd National Waste Management Exhibition

Environment Summit 2016 2

Hello Sweeties!

If you are in the Mandaluyong or Ortigas area today please don’t miss the last day of the 2nd National Waste Management Exhibition today. Admission is FREE.

Environment Summit 2016 Schedule of Forum

Event Schedule for Environment Summit 2016

Aside from the the forums you can also go around the Mega Trade Halls 1 & 2 to check out such booths that will explain some of the campaign the Department of Environment & Natural Resources on Waste Management, Wild Life Protection, Climate Change, Biodiversity Conservation.

If you are a Mom like me, this is a great place to take your children to learn about loving out PLANET, our  Mother Earth. I always say that there is no other planet for us but this one. It is our duty to protect it and keep it safe or at the very least lower the risk of it dying for the sake of your future generations. I would be writing more about this topic in future post.

For now, I am going to talk about some of the great reading material/ resource/educational books I found at the Exhibition and take note Mommies, they are all FREE.

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Event: Fashion Goes Environmental at the 2nd National Integrated Waste Management Exhibition

FDAP Fashion Show

Fashion Designers Association of the Philippines Fashion Show photo credit : glitter.ph

Hello Sweeties!

Fashion and the Environment. When you think about these two things have nothing in common. In fact, according to a ecowatch.com article it is the 2nd largest polluter in the world!  It surprised me that the Fashion Designers Association of the Philippines (FDAP) will be part of the 2nd National Integrated Waste Management Exhibition, 2016 Environment Summit.

But according to Fashion Designers Association of the Philippines President Digna Rosales, fashion is now changing gears and going towards sustainable fashion or Eco fashion.

Environment and Fashion Digna RosalesDigna Rosales, considered a Grand Dame of Philippine Fashion is the current president of FDAP, (for the 4th time). As a fashion designers he made a name for herself by designing snazzy corporate wear and uniforms. She has been dubbed as the “Uniform Queen”.

She was also the talent behind the design and manufacture of the uniforms of the APEC Ministerial Meetings last November 2015

“ I believe in the talents, skills, intellect and creativity of the Filipino Designers. I was a witness to so many international exhibitions and competitions the FDAP had participated in, by virtue of my being president of the association. The Filipino designers are innately creative, talented and resourceful. However. The environment and arena to become more productive and excellent are hampered by internal and external factors. These should be addressed through harnessing the designer’s true potentials and maximizing his inner resources; thereby achieving excellence.”

sample fashion

photo credit: joyrneytolife.wordpress.com

Mommy Digna adds that Filipino designers and manufacturers are now challenged by the reality and then inevitability of the ASEAN Integration.  This means open trade in good and of course in talents. Any ASEAN designer or manufacturer can do business in any ASEAN Country.  As the current head of the FDAP,  she is preparing her members to adjust to this challenge in the fashion industry.

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